So sue me...

OK, so sue me... I am talkative this weekend. Did I tell you about Sam getting a letter sent home from his teacher Friday? I don't think I did. His teacher wrote a page and a half letter about him being disruptive in the class and in the hallway. He got in trouble in the bathroom and the principal actually called him down in the library for horseplaying. His teacher says he isn't normally like this, but he has days when he just kind of goes bananas and is more than a bit of trouble. He has this friend that is his partner in crime and I think a lot of it comes from him. I am not saying Sam wouldn't find trouble without this kid, cause I am sure he would, but this kid is a little more worldly than I am comfortable with sometimes. The kid has an older brother and he lives in a neighborhood with several older boys and I think he just picks up behaviors that he wouldn't have without their influence. I guess I am just a parent with more of an elementary school mindset, as far as my children go, and I think this other kid's mom has more of a middle school mindset and certain things don't bother her. I really like her, and I really like the kid, I just really don't like my kid when he is around them. Am I being a judgmental mom? I like to think that my parents were competely comfortable with my friend choices and that my friends' parents were comfortable too. I never thought much about this until this came to pass. How do you handle it when your kid has a friend that you don't think is good for him/her? It's not like I can say don't hang around him, because they are in the same class. The teacher tries to keep them apart because they do tend to get in trouble together but there is only so much she can do. Ugh... this momma thing gets more and more frustrating! We spanked him (sorry Maw-Maw, we had to do it) and we took his four wheeler away from him until next weekend (if his behavior improves). I just have my fingers crossed that we are doing right by him at home.